Welcome to WSU Early Outreach

Finley GEAR UP is pleased to announce how successful the River View High School class of 2014 has been at planning for their continuing education into college. 15 seniors have received a combined total of 21 acceptance letters into 10 different four-year universities. Many of these students were accepted into more than one university. This accounts to 23% of the graduating River View High School class! Another senior was also put on the waiting list for the University of Washington.

The universities these River View High School seniors have been accepted into are: Washington State University (Tri-Cities), Pacific University (Forest Grove), Washington State University (Pullman), Doane (Nebraska), Eastern Oregon University, McPherson (Kansas), George Fox, Whitworth, Central Washington University, and Eastern Washington University.

GEAR UP is excited for these students and hopes their college experiences and education allow them to be successful in their future endeavors.

WA DREAMers

A new state law has expanded eligibility for the Washington State Need Grant to low income, non-citizen students who meet the program's eligibility requirements and also satisfy the residency criteria.

Washington State joined California, New Mexico, and Texas by in enacting its own version of the Dream Act which extends state grants to undocumented students. The free Washington Application for State Financial Aid, or WASFA has launched and is now available online.